EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
to switch off, to put out
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI switch off | ||
| إِنْتَyou switch off (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou switch off (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe switches off | ||
| هِيَّshe switches off | ||
| إِحْنَاwe switch off | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all switch off | ||
| هُمَّthey switch off |
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI switched off | ||
| إِنْتَyou switched off (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou switched off (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe switched off | ||
| هِيَّshe switched off | ||
| إِحْنَاwe switched off | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all switched off | ||
| هُمَّthey switched off |
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will switch off | ||
| إِنْتَyou will switch off (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will switch off (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will switch off | ||
| هِيَّshe will switch off | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will switch off | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will switch off | ||
| هُمَّthey will switch off |
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I switch off | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you switch off (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you switch off (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he switches off | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she switches off | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we switch off | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all switch off | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they switch off |
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَswitch off! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِswitch off! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوswitch off! (to several people) |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
بَطْفِي النُّور قَبْل مَا أَنَام.
I switch off the light before I sleep.
طَفِيت التَّكْيِيف عَشَان الكَهْرَبَا غَالْيَة.
I switched off the air conditioning because electricity is expensive.
هَاطْفِي المُوبَايْل فِي السِّينِمَا.
I'll switch off my phone at the cinema.
مُمْكِن تِطْفِي البُوتَاجَاز لَوْ سَمَحْت?
Can you turn off the stove, please?
اِطْفِي النُّور وِإِنْتَ خَارِج.
Turn off the light on your way out.
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.